The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 24, 1898, Page 27

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 24, 1898 27 [} [+ (4] SKIRT AND ITS GARNITURE % ¢ ° «wnconceeeooeooeeeeeoooeoooooeooaoooooeeoooooeoooooeoeooooeeoeo0000000000000009000oooooooooooooooooaoooooooocooaoooooooooooeoooooo to The YORK, are trimn said my frier has this ruffle around the foot. This _ «ay | may be three inches geep, headed with a frill. It need not be very full, scarcely ore than full enough to set around the foot. liste, the other day, when ‘ Ruffling is 1;:oruhr as nk\ivés ten AR et en every skirt was L dropped it make her | {rimmed with rufes around the foot. st e ‘m. have come in and have | up their old time popularity. The \ly difference i ‘way that they e put on. In: sum- | the tter C s giv irt effect which is much seen upon summer dr: that are put kept and the r nd pinned in place. to tr kill a cat. | ands out in a ""'Pfi.:“ | awkwar ion in any spot it is a out to trim | sure sign that it is not pinrned on whatever raight. This ted be- should be corre fore the skirt is stitched. Another word of caution to the wo- man who makes her own ruffles; be sure that they are sewed fas Noth- ing catches on objects as quickly as the rufile and nothing is more easily The sight of half a yard of rom a pretty mull dress out of s fact has of the skirts to hing dmlwl is not inspiring. If the ruffle is care \hmlM T the machin that the ten the yuffle ill not bmd upon the nd work is to B prefe rrml machine work in this mat- itch can be a little loose, widths th. three-inch on in t trimmed with w in the b: s giving a out of place \xn ther ad- but bicycle skirts are the | ju me. Drald is ht cloth goods, | are trimmed v rows of soutache. Thase | on abundantly one by one| ack of the skirt nicely | ed \\h.m the front has its narrow ound the foot. o1d | n be brought up-to- ition of a few rows of | n in this way. rkable how the fash- g irts that are | ed in the bac No matter how | in the front, the back is made dec- | th braid, ribbon and other | 1 is | sewed upon nd is to the skirt is Velvet s also used for a skirt trim- | WA s ¥ /) . SKIRT TRIMMED WITH VERY FULL RUCHINGS OF CHIFFON FOR DAY OR EVENING. vou would need for a single| The ribbon sash is tied exactly in the u sew the ribbon carefully to- | back, and the long, straight lines which that reach to the foot of the skirt, and | bon as | loops that reach half way to the foot. | sash. ¥ The sash may be made of very broad | gether so that it has two sides, and be- | it gives to the figure are highly desira- silk ribbon edged with fine Valencien- | tween the edges of the ribbon u | ble. The girl who wears a skirt of lawn nes lace, or it may be a double h | gather a frill of lace or a frill of ¢ on | unrelieved except by the dust ruffle un- With a frill of chiffon around the edge. or one of tiny white ribbon. You then | der the feet, and a long double sash A double sash is considered by many | make your sh up into a very large | tied at the back of her waist, is almost an economy in the end. To make a|bow and it is ready for use. You can | classic in the lines of her figur | double sash you get twice as much rib- | dress. i HELEN WARD. twear it with ar 0000000000000 00060 000066 TIGHT SHOES A SOURCE OF WRINKLES. @ @ @ A @ By Mme. Hygeia. Z 06666060006000000060006000000000000000000000000006000600006006666 This department is for the benefit of all beauty-seekers, and correspondence is cordially invited. Questions will be answered in these columns. Sign any name that you choose and address all commu- nications to Mme. Hygeia, The Sunday Call, San Francisco. © > @ ® OW many of you wear shoes| Once a week, at bedtime, give them a | “Hf‘r big limbs ended in tiny hands and | that are perfectly comfortable | fifteen minutes’ bath in hot soap and |feet, which are the ideal of beauty with and that felt easy the first time followed by rubbing with a ball | S0 many women. As a little girl Natalie | You put them on? Hone dstone. The nails should be left possessed the arms of a well-stuffed chair ene tn: Trow S5t with the ends of the toe: 2 and the legs of a piano. As a young lady, ss up. How many o tection and the skin at the | voluminous sleeves and draperies oniy shoes that you know are a size too small | naj] should be permitted one to observe hands which for you, but which make your feet look | just as in the c corresponded to the little tassels which so much prettier than do the others, | 5 EL lr]f:\\x“h h ;w]ff l(‘hlflhlr :\rm‘s nnd| fomhlxmll which are really the proper size? The | v_over them of white | muc ger that the castors in which O ey T | st {0 protect the hedclothes from | Piano legs always terminate. S white duck »d on both edges like | trimmed with very n rrow bands of e edged W ribbon. These were lightly ing: ern, fashionable foot, with its twisted foes, points - pressed out of shape and ec doubtedly true, as has been often assert- ed, that high heels are the cause of many | of the diseases that make chronic inva- lids of women. It stands to reason that anything which throws the body out of its natural position and pushes the feet forward upon the toes must strain . the back and have an {ll effect upon the gen- you are hobbling around with an ugly soft and pliant as a bab little pucker on your brow and an ag- onized expression in your eye? For the | pain arising from a corn or bunion which which I5 the direct result of an flly fitting | tha y shoe s ofteni more intense than that at- | it tending a severe attack of illness, the | by transcription of a very old saying goes, | them to the air in an open window over “Big aches from little toe corns grow.” x‘x‘!ng(}‘i.\r.'::;:}m\\” n‘:’\:_‘z(.;.(l-wm out with ammonia. Of course, it Is exceedingly nice to have | "Thank fortune the small foot mania is | eral health. pretty feet, but if Dame Nature has not < ppearing except in China, where Shoes that are too loose rub the foot given them to you you won't remedy s still customary to break and turn|and induce corns as often as those which matters by pinching the toes, ruining the | under thé toes of the high cast women | are too tight. of these ruffles ready for | gait and causing yourself the most in- | in order to arrest their growth. | Pointed toes are an abomination and are ven with the dorp un- | tense anguish. The feet, to be really beautiful, should | certain to produce corns and enlarged toe salled, the dust A;r»":;:}} l“xl,*ft'- oven WD the. be in proportion ti the rest of the struct- | joints. summer | derskirt the trimmed skirt is neces- The same care should be given to the | yra” Amelie Rives, in sary. feet that one gives to the hands. They | the Sun,”’ describes tHe incongruity of | one that is long enough and broad enough A lined sash is rezarded as a part of | should be washed every night and morn- | small hands and feet on women large of | to admit of her throwing the ful weight ming and is worn with ends | ing. ature in this delicious way: ! of the body upon the n of the foot mely clever young women have ng the light skirts | L e a very pretty ruff- ling which com: so that it can be >d along the upper edge. The made of mull and edged with It comes in all colors. Along \]u top is a very narrow band in which are buttonholes. The band is made 'hh' b) an applique of lace. After £ d this ruttle 1s but- should be changed every a comfort it wouid be If could be induced to put who like frill is a will ertjoy The tir ribbon and other thin tiny, or edges or lace quick bt frosh and Sw en the tops and exposir Upon frills »ds th ribbor skirt, and so the trim- ly put on. One can have ise it 1 ification. ming is quic foot of the | several sei . essent SKirt of alm AER.RED. 2 on along the upper edge, and | 2™ty . £ ¢ grease spots. The ofl will soak off the | In anclent statuary the human foot is Frill- | were to be ripped off “,‘]““ the dress | Y?U suppose I8 going to notice that one | g1q in and remove the Iy tissue | shown to us in its purity, but, alas! how and It | was laundered. size’s difference, for the sake of which | about the nails, while the soles will be | far removed from this model s the medy | hoisted high in the air. It is un-| The Witness of | The sensible shoe for a woman is the | without a feeling of uncomfortable press- [ opment of the bust. First of all, then, ure anywhere. The heet should be low | discard all pads and be sure that the un- and broad, the sole thick and the instep | dergarments do not confine at all. Then gflgp?l?:lgrfém\léy ()I}ol‘t‘l_‘ %0 tltm[ there is no e gently with cocoanut r;n It wflé e f0o ake a weeks of constan Above all things, n ar a lop-sided opment will be shoe, or one th run down at the eable, but it will surely come if per- heel, or a shabby- shoe. A trimly fitting, sted in. Exercise with dumbbells or In- looking boot is one of the little | dian clubs will help. For the hollows in ities of the feminine toilet that |the neck and shoulders also massage goss o long way in the general make-up. (‘*k\]:r}nlxr;}\ltngwilh the oil and go through And, remember, e is nothing that owing exercises night and morn- will so quickly produce a caro-worn ex. | Ing: Throw the vard and for- pression and those distressing lines which | Ward twenty tim apidly nor vio- pain invariably stamps upon the human | lently, far back and countenance, as a shoe that hurts. - it will go. Then in the The feat should always be Kept warm, | S8me way from side to side twenty times. particularly at nignt. 1f corns some and | After this twist the head around in its T e ot nossibie: 1o, sesurs the corvices | Socket as far as it will go, first one way of a skilled chiropodist, the following ‘l‘"‘l Siecituoiagher tweuiy fea L O = it the same way ail_the time you recipe will bfrf(’;;‘{“dcg'fi”\g‘ will become dizzy and possibly nauseated. Borate of sodium......1 drachm CHARLOTTE M.—For the oily skin try Extract of cannibis.....1 scruple the following: Collodion .. 1 ounce Dried rose leaves, 1 ounce. Apply daily until growth can easily be White wine vin 14 pint. scraped away. i 3eal Rose water, pmt MME. HYGEIA. Pour the vinegar upon the rose leaves ————— and let it stand for a week; then strain ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. ?nd add the rose water, throwing the rose sEi eaves away. MISS JENNY D.—The coarse hairs can | _The lotion may be used either pure by be removed permanently only by the use | dabbing the face with a cloth which has of the electric nee And even this is | been dampened with it or by puttin not alw " for if the base of | about a tablespoonful into a cupful of the follicle is not reached by the needle, | distilled water. This lotion must not be the hair will sprout again and another op- | Used when soap has just been applied, eration will be neces You were wise | because the acid of the vinegar will de- not to cxperiment with any of the adver. | compose the soap and injury to the skin tised stuffs. Depilatos re usu- | Will result. ally worthless, as th urn_ the} KITTY M.—CI harlotte M. also asked for Read what I have se soap upon an oily ipe for a most ex- hair off to the it will certainly retu CONSTANT READER.—Apply witch- hazel to the red nose; alsb soak the hands Here is the ent cold cream: and feet in hot water. If the skin DUl wHL e once shiny rub a little rosewater on and e e Shica apply a pure powder. The rosew: Rostyiites Siihce: makes the powder s from showing. Do not us face, and for the pimple: in water in which there i o keen the | . This will make enough cream to fill a <t Xhe face | four-ounce jar. Insist upon your drug- i&h Of ben. | gist using the exact proportions called zoin. Apply witchhazel every other night [ {oT. It is rather expensive and can be and cold cream in between times. Factal | made at home very much cheaper. Ap- cr\lpt ons usually denote a d'\nrdcrvd di- rr’,lw L'b(g)}fmwlz‘lg‘ f;fn:fl;l b ot fl}fé "t — it getting into the pores, and gives the CALL SUBSCRIBER — Nevada City. | skin that smooth, velvety appearance Yes, the preparation you refer to can be | which is so sought fter. analyzed. Any competent che can do 2 This “for ‘you. and the cost will be' about | C. B. McC—It fs difficult to sz §%. I and quite sure the preparation con- | What is the cau s tains corrosive sublimate, which is in ;;fi:\‘"'r“‘m” ‘t". {;;‘;‘: e e o y ise atte: ke pff o e a ey o e rowth - With others it BLOSSOM.—Lemon juice is the simplest | duced by the use of cold c and safest thing to use on the face for the | ungents —containing inferior materials. removal of freck Dilute it with rose | Many of the cold creams bought in the water, and be careful when going out to | Shops are made upon a basis of lard, protect the face against wind and sun by | which will often bring forth a fine crop wearing a chiffon veil. Do not cross any | of whiskers. Some tir the ~extreme bridges until you come to them. long | growth of hair where it should not be as the eye ebrows are of the proper thick- | is the result of morbid constitution; some- ness now I should not worry as to “hdtllll’ncs it is a feak of nature, and very fre- | THE NEW ENGLAND TRAVELING SKIRT. they may be next year or fifty years from | quently it comes from high living—ine now. Cod liver oil is good to fatten up | dulging in rich, grea foods, or it is | on, but it is not a pleasant d and is too | inherited from those whose blood was heavy for some stomacl b ging the | made of too rich materials. 8o you see, neck with a good skin food will fatten it. | it would be rather difficult to remove the | It is next to impossible to get rid of the fuzz on the arms, so I should just forget that it is there. MOLLIE BAWN.—To fatten the hands, take equal parts of cocoa butter, oil of UEh O | sweet almonds and refined white wax. | ID8 eves as we do ourselve | Melt and stir until cold. Rub well into the —_————————— | hands at night. White spots can usually | “Why is it,” asked the philosopher, | be removed from the nails by a paste ever come singly? made of refined pitch and myrrh mixed | “Can't say,” replied the other wman, It certainly is annoying, but, y, unless the fuzz is something aw- not one person in twenty will ever e it, for no one looks at us in so g a light or with the same search- together. Apply the paste at night and | «unless it is that on account of the re- in the morning rub off with olive oll. | ception they get they’re afraid to travel e alone.” LOTTA—Almonds are very soothing to | the skin, and the meal made from them | is said to soften and whiten it. The meal | Noel Little—Smallman doesn’t seem to | can be used in place of soap, or you can | amount to much, does he? make a_paste of it by moistening with | Bryton Early—No; he's of no more con- water. If used as a paste apply at night | sequence than a thermometer on a pleas- | and cover with soft linen or gloves. ant day—Puck. BIRDIE Y. Z—Loose clothing, exerclse with the arms, plenty of tepid bath "MI If your hat blows off in the street, fol- | & diet of good fattening foods, such as|low it placidly and with gentle dignity. | rice, butter, potatoes, cereals, eggs, milk | Somebody else will chase it for you.— | and game are necessary to acquire devel- Tid Bits. JU'SJM?I FEW OF THE PUMMER PLIGHTS OF TUE VENTURESOME ATULETIC GIRL. ) SHE. WALR. - LES, To, SEED [TRACTS. ATTENTION. o T t‘\_‘ ‘@\ e o